Got Shabbat?
Got Shabbat?
Have you “Got Shabbat?” We do!
Got Shabbat? is an opportunity for the whole community to come together and have fun, learn together and find new ways to celebrate Shabbat. Beginning together at 9:45am with songs and blessings, adults and kids are then invited to choose from a panoply of activities inspired by that Shabbat’s Torah portion or approaching holiday. Activities include yoga, arts, dance, text study, drama, drumming, and more! After the workshops we gather again to read a little Torah, close the service and enjoy lunch together. Come join us!
Past workshop offerings have included:
Shacharit & Elul Study
After warming up our spirits with prayers of the morning service, we will delve into teachings related to the month of Elul, the weeks leading up to the Ten Days of Teshuvah/Turning. How can we best prepare for the new year? What does it mean to make a “soul accounting,” one of the traditional practices of Elul? Adults and teens invited to explore!
Exploring Teshuvah through Poetry and Art
The High Holidays liturgy is bursting with beautiful and evocative imagery. In this session, we will explore one prayer, Hashivenu, in depth. We will discuss the images and feelings this prayer evokes in us, and we will use these insights to create our own poetry and art work.
Returning Through Rhythm
Participants will engage actively in a group percussion experience exploring relevant themes of the upcoming holidays. The cyclic themes of returning to one’s self, reflection on the previous year,and the interpretation of moving from “back-to-back” to “face-to-face” during the month of Elul will be at the center of a number of musical expressions geared toward all ages. Percussion instruments will be available for use, but if any interested participants have drums or small hand percussion to bring, that will open up the number of options for all.
Spinning
T’shuva is a process of turning and turning and turning- like your hoola hoop! In this workshop we will spin around and play with hoola hoops to help us remember where we’ve been this year, and what we want to bring with us into the new year. (Hoola hoops will be provided, but please bring one if you have your own.)
Tot Shabbat- Songs, stories and activities for children ages 0-5 and their parents.
Thu, December 12 2019
14 Kislev 5780
Upcoming Events
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Friday
Dec 13All-Ages Erev Shabbat Service / Potluck
Friday, Dec 13th 6:00p to 8:00p
Once a month, we gather for a potluck vegetarian dinner followed by a musical, all-ages erev Shabbat service. Join us for this fun, musical erev Shabbat experience appropriate for adults and kids of all ages (especially kids in pre-school through 4th grade). We’ll end at 7:30 pm with Oneg Shabbat (dessert). Please bring a vegetarian/dairy main dish to share - enough for 15-20 people. -
Saturday
Dec 14Shabbat Morning Torah Study with Rabbi Toba Spitzer
Shabbat, Dec 14th 8:45a to 9:40a
Each month we explore the parshat hashavua, the weekly Torah portion, through the lens of commentaries both traditional and contemporary, before the Shabbat morning service. No prior experience in Torah study is necessary. Bring your own caffeinated beverage! -
Sunday
Dec 15Religious School Nitzanim/Gan - Gr. 7
Sunday, Dec 15th 9:30a to 12:00p
Meets at Jewish Community Day School, 57 Stanley Avenue, Watertown, MA -
Sunday
Dec 15Parent Brunch for Kindergarten & under
Sunday, Dec 15th 10:00a to 12:00p
We will have a few parent brunches hosted on Nitzanim/Gan Sunday mornings at JCDS for families with younger children (ages 0-3) to come and meet the Nitzanim families, hang out together (with their younger kiddos), and get to know the program and the space. -
Sunday
Dec 15Chanukah for Grown-Ups
Sunday, Dec 15th 11:00a to 12:00p
What meaning does Chanukah hold beyond lighting the menorah and eating latkes? We will examine themes of assimilation and identity. -
Sunday
Dec 15CDT Board Meeting
Sunday, Dec 15th 7:00p to 9:00p
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Monday
Dec 16GBIO Congregation Meeting
Monday, Dec 16th 7:00p to 8:30p
The CDT Co-Liaisons and Health Care Co-Captains would like to build on our recent success of the November 4 GBIO ACtion by bringing the congregation up-to-date on the recent accomplishments and the plans for the next phases of the Health Care Reform campaign. They are also asking for ideas on how to expand the “team effort” that went into making our quota for the GBIO Assembly. If you attended the recent Member’s Meeting, you also know about the focus on better communications on all congregation activities. GBIO wants to help lead that effort. -
Tuesday
Dec 17Religious School Gr. 3-6
Tuesday, Dec 17th 3:45p to 5:45p
Meets at First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, 1326 Washington St. West Newton, MA -
Tuesday
Dec 17Technology Committee Meeting
Tuesday, Dec 17th 7:30p to 9:00p
December Tech Committee focus: brainstorming and categorization of how and in what parts of our lives we use tech. We will be exploring how tech functions in our personal and professional lives, as well as how this congregation might use it in the future. Come in person, dial in, or zoom in, for all or part of the meeting. All tech backgrounds and abilities welcome and encouraged to participate. -
Thursday
Dec 19Mindful Mornings
Thursday, Dec 19th 8:30a to 9:15a
This weekly gathering combines guided and silent meditation to develop our capacity for mindful awareness and to cultivate qualities of patience, gratitude, and compassion. All are welcome, whether experienced in meditation or not. The group is facilitated by CDT members with occasional participation by Rabbi Toba. No need to make a weekly commitment; join us when you’re able! (Please arrive no later than 8:30am, in order not to disrupt the session once we’ve started.) For more information, please email mindful-mornings@dorsheitzedek.org